| In this increasingly competitive world, one needs to | | | | associated with the job), then you will need to learn |
| excel in all areas of life in order to be able to survive. | | | | how to cope with this stressful work environment |
| In the process of striving to be the best, often we | | | | and the challenges associated with it. |
| try to flex ourselves too much, sometimes even | | | | There are many stress eradicators available in the |
| beyond our natural capacities. As a result of too | | | | market today. They rage from colorful dietary |
| much stretching, we begin to feel stressed out and | | | | supplements (containing multivitamin, mineral and |
| experience the numerous symptoms associated with | | | | antioxidants) to the very expensive sauna baths, or |
| stress. If this kind of stressful atmosphere or | | | | cheaper holistic alternatives like meditation, Yoga and |
| pressure ends in a short period of time then it is | | | | music therapy. Everyone loves some or the other |
| okay, but if the stressful atmosphere prevails for a | | | | form of music and therefore, any kind of relaxing |
| prolonged period of time and shows no sign of | | | | music helps stressed out people to calm down, relax |
| ending, such as in a challenging career or a demanding | | | | and heal their stress. One must opt for music with a |
| job, then the high stress levels begin to take its toll | | | | cyclical pattern and a rhythm that is slower than their |
| on your health and overall being. | | | | heart beat. While the music plays, you must take |
| Stress can manifest itself in the form of speech | | | | deep breaths until your breathing slows down and |
| difficulties, headaches, nail biting, hair loss, gastric | | | | become more regular. It is more relaxing when you |
| problems, increased or decreased appetite, increased | | | | learn to concentrate on the silence between the |
| or reduced sleep, increased or decreased blood sugar | | | | notes. |
| levels, increased or decreased blood pressure, etc. It | | | | It is always better to go for music that your brain is |
| might even manifest itself in the form of trembling, | | | | familiar with. You can even combine music with |
| constipation, sweating, nausea, cold hands or dryness | | | | walking, jogging or aerobics to obtain double benefit. |
| of mouth. Stressed out people are often irritable, | | | | Musical forms of expression such as drumming give a |
| angry, depressed, with low-self esteem, impatient, | | | | vent to the stress built up within the mind. The |
| anxious and always have a tendency to cry. | | | | healing power of music therapy helps regain the lost |
| If you cannot eliminate the source of stress, like if | | | | self-esteem, facilitates expression and communication, |
| you cannot quit the stressful job because you love | | | | thereby allowing social ties to develop. Gradually, both |
| the rewards associated with it (either in monetary | | | | the emotional as well as physical signs of stress are |
| terms or in terms of name and fame associated with | | | | erased with prolonged use of music therapy. |
| the job or simply the experience and learnings | | | | |